ICE Endex Appointed Balancing Market Operator for the
Netherlands

May 20, 2014 06:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network
of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Endex has
been appointed as the market operator for the Dutch natural gas
balancing market from June 3, 2014. In conjunction with the appointment,
the Dutch gas transmission system operator Gasunie Transport Services
(GTS) will perform the balancing for the within day market operated by
ICE Endex.

Earlier this year, the European Commission adopted the European
Network Code on Gas Balancing of Transmission Networks (BAL) and in
April the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) authorised
changes to the Dutch natural gas balancing regime. One of the key
elements of the European Network Code is the transition of the balancing
regime from the current bid price ladder operated by GTS to a within day
market, which will be operated by ICE Endex.

ICE Endex will assume responsibility for the Netherlands’ Title Transfer
Facility (TTF) natural gas balancing operations from GTS. In order to
balance the grid, GTS will buy and sell natural gas on the ICE Endex
Dutch TTF within day market. The intra-day balancing actions of GTS on
the within day market will also help support the market by setting the
balancing charges for all shippers.

Pieter Schuurs, President, ICE Endex said: “We are delighted to have
been awarded the role of balancing market operator in the Netherlands by
GTS. I am confident that based on our extensive experience and expertise
in operating the gas balancing markets in the UK and Belgium, combined
with ICE’s state of the art trading technology, and the support of our
members, ICE Endex will be able to deliver a best-in-class service to
GTS and further develop supply and demand for this important market.”

Annie Krist, CEO of GTS said: “As the operator of the Dutch gas grid, we
are constantly looking at market led solutions to improve our services
to customers. I look forward to working with ICE Endex to provide a
liquid, transparent and robust gas balancing market which is mutually
beneficial to all industry participants and further strengthens our gas
roundabout.”

Prior to the exchange operating the Dutch gas balancing market, the ICE
Endex TTF and Zeebrugge Trading Point (ZTP) gas spot markets were
successfully migrated to the ICE trading platform on April 29, 2014.
Platform enhancements for market users included improved integration
with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs); locational spreads between
Dutch TTF and Belgian ZTP gas spot markets; and products specifications
aligned with those commonly used on the OTC market.

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